Alingsås weather in March

In March, Alingsås sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Alingsås's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alingsås's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:38 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Alingsås is urban area in Alingsås Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1619

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical March day in Alingsås reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-3
23-3
33-2
43-2
53-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
94-2
104-2
114-2
124-2
135-2
145-1
155-1
165-1
175-1
185-1
196-1
206-1
216-1
226-1
236-1
247-1
257-1
267-1
277-1
2870
2970
3080
3180

How March really feels in Alingsås

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Alingsås weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6411.46.36.90.0
Feb / -3°519.96.38.90.0
Mar / -1°479.54.411.40.3
Apr11° / 529.81.3142.6
May16° / 6811.80.116.34.6
Jun18° / 10°9513.6017.75.4
Jul21° / 12°9012.4017.16.0
Aug20° / 12°10113.8015.15.7
Sep16° / 7911.8012.54.6
Oct10° / 77130.59.92.2
Nov / 6011.82.17.60.3
Dec / -2°6711.94.96.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43070
53070
63169
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133367
143367
153367
163466
173565
183565
193565
203664
213763
223763
233961
243961
254060
264060
274159
284159
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Alingsås gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 31% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13823
23722
33722
43721
53621
63520
73519
83418
93317
103216
113215
123114
133014
142913
152912
162812
172811
182811
192711
202711
212710
222710
232710
242810
252810
26299
27299
28299
29309
30309
31318

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:205:26
210.27:175:28
310.37:155:31
410.47:125:33
510.47:095:36
610.57:065:38
710.67:045:40
810.77:015:42
910.86:585:45
1010.96:555:47
1111.06:525:49
1211.06:505:52
1311.16:475:54
1411.26:445:56
1511.36:415:59
1611.46:386:01
1711.56:356:03
1811.56:326:05
1911.66:306:08
2011.76:276:10
2111.86:246:12
2211.96:216:14
2312.06:186:17
2412.16:156:19
2512.26:126:21
2612.26:096:24
2712.36:066:26
2812.46:046:28
2912.56:016:30
3012.65:586:33
3112.75:556:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.7Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Alingsås?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alingsås.

What to pack for Alingsås in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Alingsås sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Alingsås in March

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Alingsås in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alingsås peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alingsås?

Alingsås sits at 57.9°N, 12.5°E, 66 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Lerum, 24 km away.

Topography around Alingsås

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alingsås.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alingsås has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Alingsås is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
212 m
80 km
375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Lerum 24 km · Partille 33 km · Kungälv 33 km · Borås 33 km · Mölnlycke 39 km · Gothenburg 42 km · Trollhättan 42 km · Mölndal 43 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alingsås (57.9303°, 12.5335°, elevation 66 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).